Truman's brewing set to return to east London

Truman's, once one of the great names of British brewing, is set to return to London this weekend.

The 350-year-old brand will see a new brewery open in Hackney Wick - the first time in 24 years that a beer in its name has been brewed in east London.

The move follows a £1m investment to re-establish Truman's in London. The brand was acquired and refounded in 2010 by James Morgan and Michael-George Hemus. The beer has previously been brewed under licence at the Nethergate brewery in Essex.

James Morgan, managing director, said: "I am just delighted, and not a little humbled, to be able to return Truman's to East London. We are producing brilliant, flavour-packed ale from our new brewery and are working hard to ensure that Truman's Beer is once again a great name in brewing."

Founded in 1666, Truman's was once a heavyweight of British brewing - by the late 1800s it was the world's largest brewer. It fell victim to the merger mania of the 70s and 80s, after which the pubs were sold and the brewery closed.

The team has also recovered the original yeast strain that was used at the Brick Lane brewery in its heyday. Preserved in liquid nitrogen since 1958 at temperatures of -196c, the yeast will ensure that the beer produced is linked to Truman's past.